Piercing the invisibility of violence against Adibashi women
Recent violence in Bangladesh highlights systemic oppression against Indigenous women.
2 December 2024, 02:00 AM
Who is Kalpana Chakma?
As a “new” Bangladesh emerges, knowing who Kalpana Chakma is becomes crucial in understanding our shared history
22 September 2024, 06:37 AM
Navigating a world without Indigenous representation
When a child is disrespected for who she is, she will reject her home and culture.
8 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Understanding the manifold oppression of Indigenous women
Twenty five years ago, on June 12, 1996, Kalpana Chakma, organising secretary of the Hill Women’s Federation, was abducted in the dead of the night.
1 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Indigenous displacement and our complicity
If you were forced out from your ancestral land today, where would you go? How long could you walk in your torn sandals?
5 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Why are Indigenous students falling behind?
Before Aung (name changed) had attended his first university class, he became the subject of a post on his batch Facebook group.
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM
The pandemic of racism
Imagine waiting for a bus at a station when someone shouts “Corona, Corona, Corona!” while pointing at you. Instantly everyone looks at you and you wish to disappear into thin air for being held responsible for a deadly virus.
7 July 2020, 18:00 PM
The Interview
Baba has one of those loud, bellowing voices that can move an entire house.
17 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Piercing the invisibility of violence against Adibashi women
Recent violence in Bangladesh highlights systemic oppression against Indigenous women.
2 December 2024, 02:00 AM
Who is Kalpana Chakma?
As a “new” Bangladesh emerges, knowing who Kalpana Chakma is becomes crucial in understanding our shared history
22 September 2024, 06:37 AM
Navigating a world without Indigenous representation
When a child is disrespected for who she is, she will reject her home and culture.
8 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Understanding the manifold oppression of Indigenous women
Twenty five years ago, on June 12, 1996, Kalpana Chakma, organising secretary of the Hill Women’s Federation, was abducted in the dead of the night.
1 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Indigenous displacement and our complicity
If you were forced out from your ancestral land today, where would you go? How long could you walk in your torn sandals?
5 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Why are Indigenous students falling behind?
Before Aung (name changed) had attended his first university class, he became the subject of a post on his batch Facebook group.
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM
The pandemic of racism
Imagine waiting for a bus at a station when someone shouts “Corona, Corona, Corona!” while pointing at you. Instantly everyone looks at you and you wish to disappear into thin air for being held responsible for a deadly virus.
7 July 2020, 18:00 PM
The Interview
Baba has one of those loud, bellowing voices that can move an entire house.
17 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Debating within the Walls of an Engineering School
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) is widely known for its success in different national and international programming contests, Olympiads and idea generation contests.
17 May 2017, 18:00 PM
HOW TO HELP YOUR FRIEND QUIT SMOKING
I am one of those people who will walk ten steps away as soon as someone lights a cigarette.
10 May 2017, 18:00 PM
When you're bad at confrontation
Some people are scared of snakes, or heights, and some people are scared of confrontation like yours truly. In this article, I'll break down the deep layers of insecurity so that you don't have to go to hiding like Lord Voldemort again.
19 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Doing Makeup the Wrong Way
I can be a mysterious smoky-eyed girl or a demure girl with fluttering big lashes. It's amazing how different we can look when we apply makeup.
15 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Life of a forgetful person
A large portion of my childhood was spent wondering how two Bollywood characters, who had just fallen in love, instantly synchronise dance steps and lyrics.
14 December 2016, 18:00 PM
It's not always PMS
To many, the universal definition of a good woman has been one who is tamed, gentle and calm. But the one time you are pushed to your limits and all hell breaks loose, you're probably thought to be PMS-ing.
30 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Keeping My Language Alive
My three-year-old niece giggles when I tell her the story of the dragon, Ree Fu Zang, who rose from a lake to save the world.
23 November 2016, 18:00 PM
How to handle criticism
Criticism: a word that makes people jump from their seats and prepare for Mongol conquests in a second. We get offended fast and react faster.
23 November 2016, 18:00 PM
No “Happily Ever After” for Us?
People went crazy over The Huffington Post's article titled “We are the generation who doesn't want relationships” because we related to every bit of it.
2 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Writing Using Pseudonyms
Usually I get mails from readers curiously asking me who I really am.. I get along and feign a different personality,
5 October 2016, 18:00 PM
The Yellow Bulldozer
We didn't believe they were coming for our home until they did. We lived in a slum together. It wasn't the best place to live in, but definitely the best place to play danguli, marble and wheel racing. We friends were a gang.
22 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Phases of a Skype call
Welcome to Bangladesh, a land where the internet connection is as fragile as our CGPAs. If you talk about the duration of the call connection, it is as infrequent as my concentration during Chemistry class.
1 June 2016, 18:00 PM